Sergeant Alexander Blackman, better known as Marine A, has spoken out for the first time since his release from prison, saying that his “wife in a million” saved him. “I will be eternally grateful to Claire and I cannot put

A Royal Marine who shot an injured Taliban fighter will be released from prison in “about two weeks” after judges quashed his murder conviction. Sgt Alexander Blackman, also known as ‘Marine A’, had his conviction changed from murder to manslaughter

Senior officers blocked witnesses from giving evidence which would have exposed the shambolic state of affairs on the frontlines of Afghanistan during the trial of Sergeant Alexander Blackman, known as ‘Marine A’.

New guidelines drawn up by the Sentencing Council instruct judges to take into account the “discrimination and negative experiences of authority” experienced by “black and minority ethnic children and young people” when handing down rulings, in “a complete reversal” of the principle that “the law is the same for everyone regardless of background, race or gender”.